Zafir let out a deep and weary sigh before he also held her. He hesitated at first, but his embrace which felt light as a feather as if he was scared to touch her, gradually tightened. They stayed that way until someone knocked in her room.
"Lady Stella," they heard the Grand Magus' voice as he knocked and the two instantly separated as if they had been caught in the act of doing something bad. They can't be seen holding each other in her room or misunderstandings will arise.
"Why is he visiting at this hour? I am not supposed to entertain guests at night," Stella muttered in a low voice.
"Is His Holiness still in there?" the Grand Magus said and the two glanced at each other in understanding.
Zafir soundlessly got out of the window and circled around to pretend that he had just taken a walk.
"Your Eminence, what brings you to my lady's private quarters?" he asked after bowing respectfully.
